GoVideo DVR5000 DVD-VCR Combo
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Sensory Science has done it again. Presenting the ultimate consumer convenience product, combining a state-of-the-art DVD player with a highly advanced Hi-Fi VCR: a DVD + VCR Dual- Deck. Two products in one that will fit in any entertainment center. Space-saving and easy to use. One remote controls your DVD and VCR. One easy connection to any TV, even older sets! Just plug it in, and the clock and channels are automatically set.Great for the novice as well as the savvy DVD buyer who wants all the sophisticated digital capabilities, DTS, and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound decoder, plus the added value of a built-in VCR. Another Go-Video innovation from Sensory Science.
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GoVideo DVR5000 DVD-VCR Combo
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Product Description
Sensory Science has done it again. Presenting the ultimate consumer convenience product, combining a state-of-the-art DVD player with a highly advanced Hi-Fi VCR: a DVD + VCR Dual- Deck. Two products in one that will fit in any entertainment center. Space-saving and easy to use. One remote controls your DVD and VCR. One easy connection to any TV, even older sets! Just plug it in, and the clock and channels are automatically set.Great for the novice as well as the savvy DVD buyer who wants all the sophisticated digital capabilities, DTS, and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound decoder, plus the added value of a built-in VCR. Another Go-Video innovation from Sensory Science.Customer Reviews:
DVR5000.......2005-08-17
VCR going bad after a year or so.......2004-05-13
After a lot of playing around with various tapes, and then playing around with the connections in the back of the player, I think I've narrowed the problem down to the composite video output jack. When I switched from using that to using the coaxial video output, the problem went away. But that's not really a solution, so I bought a new player and moved the Go Video to another room where the TV uses coaxial.
Oddly, the composite video problem only seemed to affect the VCR half of the unit, and not the DVD half.
I haven't had many problems with the DVD half of the unit. It will occasionally freeze up, or refuse to read a DVD when I first put it in the player, but after a few tries it eventually reads them.
I'm really bummed that the VCR is going bad, because other than that problem I really like this unit. I've been reading reviews to decide what to get as a replacement, and it doesn't seem like anyone makes a reliable DVD/VCR combination anymore.
Built to last a very long time - needed a fan installed........2003-07-20
The DVR5000 has a digital brushless spindle motor. A motor not found in DVD players unless you purchase a Pioneer DVD-V7400 $1400 Industrial rack mount machine. What gives the DVD-V7400 reliability is the brushless motor... the near identical motor found in the DVR5000.
The DVD spindle mechanism...the most critical part of any DVD player... contained within the DVR5000 will probably outlast the DVD format altogether. Meanwhile, you will go through 4-6 Toshiba or Pioneer machines in the same timespan.
Unfortunately, the DVR5000 has too much stuff crammed into too small of a space. The power supply is almost three times the size of a standard DVD player.. and likewise generates 3 times as much heat. The VHS deck takes it share of power as does the high torque DVD brushless motor.
Go-Video made a mistake of not allowing sufficient ventilation of the chassis AND the inclusion of a forced air cooling system (a fan). They also placed the DVD decoder board directly above the power supply. When things heat up, electrical alignments of the decoder board drift, laser output diminishes and then the DVD stutters.
I installed a cooling fan tapped off of the power supply. The fan turns on automatically when the unit is on.
Since the fan installation, all skipping problems have gone away. The machine runs cool inside, the laser now tracks properly. FYI, DVD lasers are very senstive to heat; their output drops significantly with rise in temperature.
It is very unfortunate that this overheating issue was overlooked by the engineers. Otherwise this could have been a flawless and easily the most successful and reliable machines on the market.
I give the machine a 5 rating despite the temperature problem due to the exceptional quality and longevity incorporated into the DVD mechanism. Truely independent thought from an independent company from the disposable thought of this day and age.
The DVR5000 WAS NOT designed to have a 2 year lifespan like the "quality name brand" consumer grade equipment. Looking at the componentry and exceptional construction of the DVR5000 machine, it was designed to have a trouble free 10 year lifespan.
Don't buy anywhere!!.......2002-11-27
No problems...so far.......2001-11-22
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